Thing is ,fans wants a guy like Nolito who according to rumors Lucho want.the comparison should be with the alternative targets tbh not the youth players in the squad
I won't mind RVP though .for the price rumored and if he takes a pay cut he will be very good addition for the bench
Ok.
Some fans here are saying that Nolito is better/equal.
Nolito:
-- is 29 years old
-- he played 35 matches for Benfica, 17 for Granada and 80-ish for Celta
Van Persie:
-- 32 years old
-- played 200-ish matches for Arsenal
-- 86 for Man. Utd
-- and scored 144 goals for Man. Utd and Arsenal combined
-- also, he played 101 NT matches for Netherlands, scored 50 goals
-- he played on last 5 world cups and Euro's combined, also playing in a World cup final in 2010', being on of key players for Netherlands
Now, while Nolito is a good player:
1. he never played for any major team
2. his Champions league experience is zero
3. his NT experience compared with Van Persie's is zero
4. his general playing experience on the highest level is zero
5. his experience in winning trophies is zero
Nolito isn't exactly 23 years old so that he has 10-12 years infront of him where will get the experience on the highest level.
He is only 3 years younger than Van Persie, and Van Persie is a proven player with enormous advantage in experience (and a proven quality and being a match winner) on the highest level.
So, I don't get why the majority of our fans is so biased towards La Liga-midtable team-forward Nolito :/